books.google.co.uk - A Short History of the Middle Agesis unique for its survey of European history both on its own terms and in the context of the Islamic world and the Byzantine, Mongol, and Ottoman empires. Over 60 plates--many in color--serve as an introduction to the history of medieval art and architecture. In this...http://books.google.co.uk/books/about/A_Short_History_of_the_Middle_Ages.html?id=S8M3rTQnLpYC&q=Reading+the+Middle&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareA Short History of the Middle Ages